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OR, 

OBJECT LESSONS IN HOUSEHOLD WORK. 



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Songs, Plays, Exercises, and Cames, illustrating 
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LITTLE LESSONS 



Little Housekeepers, 



A SERIES OF LESSONS 



GIVEN AT IHB 

WILSON INDUSTRJAL SCHOOL. 

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**A servant with this clause 
Makes drudgery divine 
Who sweeps a room, as to thy laws 
Makes that, and the action fine." 

George Herbert. 

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It gives me great pleasure to recommend the "Kitchen 
Garden " system to all interested in encouraging a 
taste for household work. It has lately beett embodied in 
a volume by Miss Emily Huntington. In this work 
the plan for teaching little children in large classes is fully 
explained. The system has been used with success in one 
of the Children's Aid Society Schools. Parents are grate- 
ful to find their little ones rendered so helpful by the 
information thus gained, and the numerous songs ana 
exercises are a source of never- failing delight to the chil- 
dren. It has been earnestly desired that the "Industrial 
School Lessons " used with so much satisfaction during 
the past winter, be republished for general use. 

These, in connection with the " Kitchen Garden^' will 
add interest to the labors, and enable those engaged in In- 
dustrial Schools to systematize their 7vork 7vith greater east 

and success. 

G. H. Dodge. 



New York, ) 
March 6, 1879. j 



(See Page opposite the Title.) 



COPYRIGHT, 1879, ^^' 

Anson D. F. Randolph & Co. 




TO THE LADIES OF NEW YORK. 



To a person accustomed from childhood to 
the conveniences of a New England kitchen, 
where the iron, tin, and wooden- ware have occu- 
pied the same places and been cleansed by the 
same methods for generations, the necessity of a 
book of this kind does not seem apparent. But 
my life, for the last year and a half, in the Wil- 
son Mission among the poor children of your 
tenement-houses, has awakened me to the need 
of teaching in the simplest form the names and 
uses of the most common articles in a family, and 
of laying down rules which, to the untrained and 
ignorant, cannot fail to be of service. 

Again and again I have been asked for copies 
of the same, and feeling that children of all 
grades should understand how work should be 
done, even if manual labor does not fall to their 



lot, I have allowed this little volume to be 
printed and circulated. 

Thus the first Industrial School of New York 
offers the first lessons, for little children, in prac- 
tical housekeeping, and thus the Wilson Mis- 
sion extends a helping hand to all fellow-work- 
ers in this great Metropolis. 

E. H. 



PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 

The "Little Housekeeper" having been re- 
ceived with favor, a new and improved edition 
is now issued. 

To it has been added a lesson for little nur- 
sery maids, also the " Wilson Industrial School 
Sewing Lessons " and '* Rules of Politeness," 
which, as leaflets, have been already widely 
circulated. 

March, 1879. 



CONTENTS. 



Rules for Housekeeping, 7 

Rules for Nursery Maids, .... 23 

Industrial Schools, 29 

Bible Lessons, 35 

Rules of Health, 44 

Rules of Politeness, 53 

Rules for Sewing, 61 

Songs, 64 

Rules and Lessons for Saturday 

Schools, 70 

Rules for Capitals, 71 

(5) 



I 



LITTLE LESSONS 

FOR 

LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS. 



LESSON FIRST. 

WASHING DISHES. 

QUES. What is the first thing little children should 
learn about housekeeping ? 

Ans. To wash dishes. 

QuES. What three things are necessary in order 
to wash dishes properly ? 

Ans. Well-scraped dishes, hot suds, and 
proper towels. 

QUES. How do you collect dishes ? 

Ans. Collect the silver in a pitcher of 
hot water, throw the cold water from the 
glasses, rinse the cups, and scrape each 
plate separately, and place in a pile. 

QUES. How do you make hot suds ? 
Ans. Put a piece of soap on a fork, and 
stir it briskly in the water. 



8 Little Lessons for 

QUES. What are proper towels ? 

Ans. Clean, dry towels. We must use 
the fine towels for the glasses and silver ; 
the coarse towels for the plates and other 
dishes. 

QUES. In what order do you wash dishes ? 

Ans. First the glasses, then the silver, 
the pitchers, cups, saucers, plates, and 
other dishes. 

QUES, How should you rinse dishes ? 
Ans. In clear, hot water. 



LESSON SECOND. 

CARE OF DINING-ROOM. 

QUES. When is a dining-room in perfect order ? 

Ans. When it is well swept and dusted, 
the furniture in its place, and the blinds 
closed. 

QuES. How often should a dining-room be swept ? 

Ans. Once thoroughly every day, and 
the crumbs brushed up after every meai. 



Little Housekeepers. 1 1 

QUES. What rule should you observe about sweep- 
ing? 

Ans. To have a strong- light, to sweep 
with short strokes, with a small broom - 
brush well in the corners and round the 
edges, and allow time for the dust to set- 
tle before dusting. 

QUES. What is indispensable to a nice-looking 
dinner-table ? 

Ans. Clean linen, bright silver and cut- 
lery, and clear glass. 

QuES. What is the first thing to do in cleaning 
silver ? 

Ans. First, wash in very hot suds ; sec- 
ond, rub with wet whiting or silver soap ; 
third, rub with dry flannel and brush out 
the creases ; last, polish with a chamois, 
being very careful not to finger the silver. 



LESSON THIRD. 

WAITING. 
QUES. What is the first rule for waiting on table? 
Ans. Never listen to what the family 
are talking about. 



12 Little Lesso7is for 

QUES. What is the second rule ? 
Ans. Always pass things on a tray, 
handling as little as possible. 

QUES. What is the third rule ? 
Ans. Pass everything at the left hand 
side. 

Rule for company. 

Pass to ladies and company first. It is 
all-important to watch every person at 
the table, and see that there is need of 
nothing, and to step quickly but quietly. 



LESSON FOURTH. 

COOKING. 
QUES. How does a cook prepare to bake } 
Ans. Arrange the fire so as to send the 
heat into the oven, gather on one table all 
the articles, dishes, and pans needed ; lard 
the pans. 

QUES. How do you know when an oven is hot ? 
Ans. When the oven-door hisses. 

QuES. How do you know when a loaf of cake is 
baked ? 



Little Housekeepers. 13 

Ans. When a broom - straw passes 
through the thickest part and comes out 
dry. 

QUES. What kind of flour should be used for 
cooking ? 

Ans. Sifted flour. 

QuES. What kind of water should be used in 
making tea } 

Ans. Boiling water, with which scald 
the tea-pot. 
QUES. How do you know when a kettle boils ? 

Ans. When the steam pours from the 
spout. 

QUES. What is the first thing a cook should do 
after sending a meal to the table } 

Ans. Put coal on the fire, close the 
dampers, brush up the hearth, and wash 
all the dishes she used to get the meal. 



LESSON FIFTH. 

WASHING AND IRONING. 
QUES. In what order should you wash clothes ? 
Ans. First the table linen, then the fine 



14 Little Lessons for 

clothes, the bed hnen, the coarse clothes, 
and towels. 

QUES. How should you wash flannels ? 
Ans. Wash in warm suds, and rinse in 
clear, hot water. 

QUES. What is the secret of nice ironing ? 
Ans. a clean, hot flat-iron; a clean 
ironing-cloth ; and well-folded clothes. 

QUES. When are clothes well folded ? 

Ans. When they are well-shaken, sprin- 
kled, folded smooth, and rolled hard and 
tight. 

QUES. How do you know when a flat-iron is hot ? 
Ans. When it hisses. 



LESSON SIXTH. 

CHAMBER-WORK. 
QUES. How do you commence th« chamber-work ? 

Ans. By opening the windows, laying 
off the bed-clothes, beating up the pillows, 
and leaving them to air for a short time. 



Little Housekeepers. 1 7 

QUES. What things are necessary in order to do 
chamber-work ? 

Ans. a pail for the waste -water; a 
pail of hot suds ; a cloth for the bowl, and 
another cloth for the other crockery. 
QuES. What is the general rule for washing ? 
Ans. Always wash the cleanest first. 
QUES. When is a bed well made ? 
Ans. When it is level, square, and 
smooth. 

QuES. How do you make a bed level ? 
Ans. By turning it often from side to 
side, or from end to end. 

QUES. How do you make a bed square ? 
Ans. By folding the clothes carefully 
at the corners and sides. 

QuES. How do you make a bed smooth ? 
Ans. By drawing all the clothes, espe- 
cially the spread, very tightly. 



LESSON SEVENTH. 

kitchen utensils. 

QUES. Name the articles of iron-ware used in a 
kitchen. 

Ans. Tea-kettle, iron-pot, sauce-pan. 



1 8 Little Lessons for 

frying-pan, stew-pan, griddle, gridiron, 
dripping-pan, and porcelain - lined pre- 
serve kettle. 

QUES. Name the articles of tin-ware used in a 
kitchen. 

Ans. Wash-boiler, dish-pan, sauce-pan, 
colander, tin pails, tin-dipper, skimmer, 
hand-basin, and muffin-tins. 

QUES. Name the articles of wooden-ware. 

Ans. Rolling-pin, moulding- board, 
chopping-tray, meat-board, can-pails, po- 
tato-masher, lemon-squeezer, pudding- 
spoons, wash-board, and flour-sieves. 

QUES. What kind of brushes are used in house- 
keeping ? 

Ans. Broom, wisp, scrub-brush, stove 
brush, dust-brush, blacking-brush, crumb- 
brush, and feather-duster. 

QUES. What kind of knives are necessary in the 
kitchen ? 

Ans. Bread-knife, chopping-knife, carv- 
ing-knife, and jack knife. 



Little Housekeepers. 21 

QUES. For what is a jack-knife used ? 
Ans. To pare potatoes, etc. 



LESSON EIGHTH. 

CHART QUESTIONS. 

QUES. Point out on the chart a gridiron. 
QuES. What is its use ? 
Ans. For broiling. 

QUES. What kinds of meat are generally broiled ? 
Ans. Steaks, chops, and poultry. 

QUES. What kind of fire is needed for broiling ? 
Ans. a clear fire, free from smoke. 

QuES. How can you make a clear fire ? 
Ans. Sprinkle a littfe salt upon it. 

QUES. How should a gridiron be prepared ? 
Ans. It should be hot and larded. 

QUES. What is a colander used for ? 
Ans. For straining and draining. 

QuES. For what is a dripping-pan used ? 
Ans. Roasting meat. 



SWEEPING SONG. 

BY E. H. 

German Air. 
Aw AT now swiftly flying, 
It is our sweeping- day, 
For brooms and dusters hieing, 

To work without delay ; 
First open shutters wide, 
Move little things outside. 
Chorus : Then sweep, sweep, sweep, mj' little maid, 
To make j'our room so neat. . 

Look well into the corners 

For cobwebs on the walls. 
Don't leave the dusty mouroers 

All hanging there like palls. 
But sweep them all away. 
Nor let the smallest stay. 
Chorus : Then sweep, sweep, sweep, etc. 

Now, with short strokes and briskly 

You brush the carpet o'er, 
Your broom must not be frisky. 

But cling close to the floor ; 
But gently you must sweep. 
Not dig the carpet deep. 
Chorus: Then sweep, sweep, sweep, etc. 

Now, leave the dust to settle. 

Then wash the sills and doors 
With water from the kettle, 

How steams it as it pours ; 
Then dust each little chair, 
And eveiything that's there. 
CnoJius : Then dust, dust, diiet, my little maid, 

To make j'our room so neat. 

(22) 



LESSON FOR A LITTLE 
NURSE MAID. 



QUES. How will a good nurse keep the nursery ? 

Ans. Clean, well aired, and the right 
heat and light. 

QuES. How often should the nurserj^ be aired ? 

Ans. The air should be changed when- 
ever the children leave the room for a 
walk or meals. 

QuES. How can fresh air be let in while children 
are in the room ? 

Ans. From the top of the window, so 
there will be no draughts. 

QuES. How about the heat and light ? 
Ans. The sunshine should be let in in 
w-nter and softened in the summer. 

QuES. If you would have children love you, what 
must you do ? 

Ans. To be cheerful, patient, truthful, 

and decided. 

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24 Lessons for a Little 

QUES. Why cheerful ? 

Ans. Because little children should not 
be saddened. 

QUES. Why patient ? 

Ans. That you may never pull, push, 
or strike a child in anger. 

QUES. Why truthful ? 

Ans. Children should never be de 
ceived. They will soon learn not to tell 
the truth if you do not. 

QuES. What will save great trouble ? 

Ans. Never to threaten great punish- 
ments for little things. Never threaten and 
not perform. Request rather than order. 

QUES. Why decided ? 

Ans. Because a child will yield to a 
quiet, decided manner. 

QUES. What are some of the things you must do 
for little children ? 

Ans. Wash, dress, feed, take out for 
air, and put to bed. 

QUES. Of what must you be careful in washing ? 

Ans. Not to get the soap into its eyes 
or mouth, or let water run into the ears. 



Nurse Maid, 25 

QUES. Of what in dressing ? 
Ans. To arrange all the clothes before 
you take the child from its bed or play ; 
to put in the pins carefully, and not to 
tie the strings too tightly. 
QuES. Of what in feeding ? 
Ans. Never to give food without di- 
rections, and to have it the right warmth 
and seasoning. 

QUES. What rules should you follow in taking 
them out ? 

Ans. Never to take a child into any 
house without the permission of its moth- 
er; be careful of sunstroke in summer, 
and cold draughts in winter. 
QuES. What in walking ? 
Ans. Do not let a heavy child bend its 
little legs by walking ; in riding do not 
roll a child sitting backward. 

OUES. How should a child be treated when put 
to bed or wakened ? 

Ans. Touched gently, and spoken to 
softly and kindly ; never let a child sob 
itself to sleep, or be wakened with a loud, 
rough voice. 



PLEA FOR THE BABIES. 

Am— Little Battercup. Sullivan. 

Be kind to the babies, 

The dear little babies, 
Then with you they seldom will cry. 

Touch gently the babies, 

Speak softly to babies, 
As softly as if mamma were by. 

Be patient with babies. 

The poor little babies, 
Remember they cannot tell why 

They make up 'wry faces, 

With pains in all places. 
Enough to make any one cry. 

Rock softly t!ie babies. 

The sweet little babies, 
They all will grow up by and by; 

And we hope fill their places 

With charms and with graces, 
So never to cause us a sigh. 

We all have been babies, 

Just such little babies. 
For babies were both you and I, 

With fathers and mothers, 

And slitters and brothers. 
So to help other babies pray try. 
(26) 



A SERIES OF LESSONS 



INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS, 



BY 

A. W. KIRKWOOD. 

; WILSON INDTJSTRIAL SCHOOL, NEW YORK. 



INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. 

The children who attend our Indus- 
trial schools belong to families in which, 
from lack of abilit}- or lack of time on the 
part of parents, there is little attention 
paid to training in the proprieties of civ- 
ilized life. 

The knowledge we attempt to com- 
municate must be of things which are 
most important, and which, in families of 
a more favored class, are attended to by 
the parents. 

Besides making reading practicable 
and interesting, the fundamental rules of 
arithmetic inteUigible, and writing legible, 
attention must be called to the more im- 
portant rules of health ; the duties that 
devolve upon those in charge of a house- 
hold ; how to sweep, dust, wash, and 
iron ; how to sew, to mend, to make 
beds, to take care of little ones. In a 
word, how best to secure our own well- 
being, and that of those dependent upon 
us. 

(29) 



30 Industrial Schools. 

As the hope of the future depends upon 
the training of the moral nature of the 
children, it seems desirable that our 
schools should give a portion of time to 
Bibhcal instruction. True, most of them 
attend Sunday-school, but in the absence 
of any home help, its weekly hour of 
study is but a slight breakwater against 
the tide of evil to which they are con- 
stantly exposed. 

The children come to school irregular- 
ly, and only during a small portion of the 
first few years. These lessons must be 
taught in a graphic and impressive man- 
ner. 

After an idea has been made clear by 
oral instruction, question, and illustration, 
if it can be formulated into simple rule 
and memorized at once, there is hope 
that it may be ingrained into the nature 
of the child, and bring forth fruit when 
the rule and the occasion of its having 
been learned is long forgotten. 

Ideas must be put into words, or they 
will make upon the minds of little chil- 
dren no lasting impression ; words must 



Industrial Schools. 31 

embody clear and definite ideas, or they 
will be as idle as the chattering of a par- 
rot. 

The simple lessons which follow, may 
seem meager, but there is sufficient to 
memorize, and they can easily be elabo- 
rated in teaching. 

They are the result of experience. 
Many plans were thought of, tried, adopt- 
ed, and abandoned, before we were able to 
bring into satisfactory shape the lessons 
we found to be needful. 

To save type and space, questions are 
for the most part omitted. They can be 
easily framed, or a key-word given by 
the teacher. 

Industrial schools that meet but once a 
week have but a short time in which to 
accomplish all that is desirable ; but it 
children are stimulated to prepare some- 
thing definite for a concert exercise, at the 
opening or closing of school, a good many 
ideas may be lodged during a season. 

The good marks by which children are 
allowed to purchase their clothing arc 
quite an incentive to study. They will 



32 Industrial Schools. 

cheerfully add to their list of lessons to 
increase the number of marks. 

We once found a little girl who could 
scarcely read, toiling through the book 
of Esther, because it was to be counted 
for the older pupils as an extra lesson on 
Friday, if read through during the week. 

These lessons have been used success- 
fully as a general exercise for about fif- 
teen minutes each day. 

The Bible Lessons, in connection with 
reading and questions upon different por- 
tions, every day ; the others successively 
every week, as follows : 

Monday — Rules of Health. 

Tuesday — Rules of Politeness. 

Wednesday — Rules of Housekeeping. 

Thursday — Rules for Nursery Maids. 

Friday — Rules for Sewing. 

As we all require " line upon line, and 
precept upon precept," once every week 
is not too often to bring up these subjects. 
New thoughts will gradually, both in the 
children's minds and that of the teacher, 
arrange themselves around these system- 
atized and memorized first principles. 



Industrial Schools. 33 

But in the " pouring in " we must not 
neglect the all-important *^ drawing-out 
process," which furnishes the only evi- 
dence that ideas have found footing in 
the mind. 

A. W. K. 



The Compiler desires to acknowledge her in- 
debtedness to Miss S. T. Sands for the use of 
the lessons marked S. T. S. 



Cassified List of the Books of the Bible. 



The Old Testament 


contains 39 books, the New 


X 9 = 27. 




. ["Genesis. 


. r 


•^ Exodus. 


*" |_: r Matthew. 
_• 1 g. ! Mark. 


g -> Leviticus. 


^ 1 Numbers. 
I, Deuteronomy. 


g J ^ 1 Luke. 

•n \ Ijohn. 


Joshua. 
Judges. 


•^ The Acts. 


Ruth. 




I. Samuel. 






■ Epistle to the Romans. 


II. Samuel. 






I. Corinthians. 


I. Kings. 






II. Corinthians. 


II. Kings. 






Galatians. 


I, Chronicles. 






Ephesians. 


II. Chronicles. 







Philippians. 


Ezra. 




c 


Colossians. 


Nehemiah. 


„• 


3^ 


I. Thessalonians. 


Esther. 


'^ 


P-c 


II. Thessalonians. 
I. Timothy. 


r Job 
Psalms. 


% 




II. Timothy. 


tr 




Titus. 


Proverbs. 


'E. 




Philemon. 


Ecclesiastes. 


K 




To the Hebrews. 


Song of Solomon. 




f Epistle of James. 


. ("Isaiah. 




6 I. Peter. 


V Jeremiah. 




■-3 II. Peter. 


H i Lamentations. 




t;;^ I.John. 

§,11. John. 


w Ezekiel. 




^ tL>aniel. 




< III. John. 
. Ijude. 




'Rosea. 


«c 




Joel. 


6 


1 


Amos. 
Obadiah. 


^ ^ Revelation. 




Jonah. 
Micah. 


0. 






u 


xk ■ 


Nahum. 




a 


Hab kkuk. 
Zephaniah. 
Haggai. 
Zechariah. 






.Malachi. 









All Scripture is given by inspiration of God (2 
Tim. iii 16). Holy men of God spake as they were 
moved by the Holy Ghost (2 Peter i. 21). Search 
the Scriptures (John v. 39). 

See Smith's " Bible Dictionary." 
(34) 



SIMPLE NOTES ON BIBLE BOOKS. 

THE OLD TESTAMENT. 

1. The first five books of the Old Testament were 

written by Moses, at the command of God. 

2. Genesis tells how God made the world ; about 

the flood, the call of Abraham, and the history 
of Joseph in Egypt. 

3. Exodus tells about the trials of the children of 

Israel in Egypt, their deliverance by the hand 
of Moses, and the giving of the Law. 

4. Leviticus and Numbers tell about the wander- 

ings of Israel in the wilderness. God would 
not let them go into the promised land because 
of their sins. 

5. Deuteronomy means Second Law. It is so 
called because in it Moses repeats to the people 
God's law given on Mount Sinai forty years 
before. 

6. Joshua was written by the brave general who, at 

the death of Moses, led the children of Israel 
across the river Jordan into Canaan. 

7. Judges gives the history of Israel under the 

Judges v^ho ruled Israel during 450 years after 
the death of Joshua. 

8. Ruth tells the story of a woman of Moab, who 
left her home and friends to serve the God of 
Israel. 

(35) 



36 Simple Notes on Bible Books. 

9. 1st Kings tells about the reign of Solomon, the 
building of the Temple, and the division of the 
kingdom into Judah and Israel. 

10. 2d Kings tells about Elijah, who was carried up 

to heaven in a chariot of fire, and about the 
beginning of the captivity of Israel in Babylon. 

11. 1st and 2d Chronicles review the history of Judah 

and Israel. 

12. Ezra and Nehemiah tell about the building of the 

second temple and the return from the cap- 
tivity. 

13. Esther is a little story in the history of the Jews 

while they were in captivity. 

14. Job, the oldest book in the Bible, was written 

before Moses lived. 

15. Daniel was a captive Jew, who served Gcd faith- 

fully in the court of the heathen king of Baby- 
lon. He was cast into the den of lions because 
he prayed to the true God. 

16. Jonah was a prophet, who refused to obey God 

and was swallowed by a whale, which after 
three days threw him upon the shore. Jonah 
then obeyed God's command. 

17. Malachi was writtfen about 400 years before 

Christ came. 



THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

I. The New Testament contains twenty-seven 
books. The first four are called Gospels, which 



Simple Notes on Bible Books, 37 

means good news. They give the history of the 
birth, life, sufferings, death, burial, and resurrec- 
tion of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

2. Acts gives an account of the work of the disci- 

ples after Jesus went up into heaven, and the 
founding of the Church of Christ. 

3. The twenty-one epistles or letters were written 

to the Christians in the different countries near 
Palestine, to train them in the faith of the 
Lord Jesus and to build up the Christian Church. 

4. The 27th book of the New Testament is a reve- 

lation of things to come. 

5. Fourteen books, from Romans to Hebrews, were 

written by Paul. 

6. Romans was written to the Christians at Rome, 

in Italy. 

7. Corinthians was written to the Christians at 

Corinth, in Greece. Corinth was a beautiful 
city, containing many temples built of marble, 
but the people did not know the true God. 

8. Galatians was written to the Christians at Gal- 

atia, in Asia. 

9. Ephesians was written to the Church at Ephe- 

sus, which was a beautiful city in Asia, but the 
people worshiped idols. 

10. Philippians was written to the people of Philippi, 

north of Greece. 

11. Colossians was written to the people of Colosse, 

in Asia. 



38 Simple Notes on Bible Books. 

12. Thessalonians was written to the people in 
Thessalonica, north of Greece. 

13. 1st Timothy was written to a young man named 

Timothy, whose grandmother taught him the 
Scriptures while he was a Httle boy. 

14. 2d Timothy was written to the same man while 

Paul was in prison at Rome. 

15. Titus was written to a minister who preached to 

the people in Crete. Paul told Titus to rebuke 
them sharply for their wickedness. 

16. Philemon was written to a rich man whose slave, 

Onesimus, ran away. The slave heard Paul 
preach and became a Christian. He was then 
willing to go back to his master. Paul gave 
him a kind letter asking Philemon to receive 
him as a brother. 

17. Hebrews was written to the Jews to prove that 

Jesus was the Christ who should come. 

18. James was written by the disciple James to the 

" twelve tribes scattered abroad." 

19. 1st and 2d Peter were written to all Christians, 

and are called the epistles general of Peter. 

20. The three epistles of John were written when 

the disciples were very old. His last message 
was, " Little children, love one another." 

21. Jude was written by Jude to all Christians to 

warn them against the temptations of the 
wicked. 

22. Revelation is the last book in the New Testa- 



Lord's Prayer Lesson. 39 

ment, and tells about the Judgment Day, the 
punishment of the wicked, and the safety of the 
righteous in the heavenly city, the New Jeru- 
salem. 



LORD'S PRAYER LESSON. 

The Lord's prayer teaches us what we must de- 
sire or wish for. 

Jesus teaches us to call God our Father, because 
He made us, takes care of us, and we are all His 
children. 

When we say, " Hallowed be Thy name," we try 
to tell God how much we love and worship Him. 

When we say, " Thy kingdom come," we pray 
that everybody may love and obey God as the angels 
do. 

When we say, "Thy will be done," we mean that 
God's will is best, and that we will cheerfully bear 
all the trouble and do all the work our Heavenly 
Father sends us. 

When we pray, "Give us this day our daily 
bread," we mean that everything comes from God, 
and that we must ask Him every day«for what we 
need. 

When we pray, " Forgive us our debts as we for- 
give our debtors," we ask God to treat us just as we 
treat others, and to help us to treat others as we 
would wish him to treat us. 

When we say, " Lead us not into temptation," 



40 Christian Graces. 

we ask God to make it easy for us to do right, and 
not let Satan tempt us. 

When we say, " Deliver us from evil," we ask God 
to keep us from sin and everything that can harm us. 

When we say, "Thine is the kingdom," we mean 
that Jesus only is our King though every one else 
should refuse to serve Him. 

When we say, " Thine is the power," we mean 
that God is able to do all that we have asked Him 
to do. 

When we say, " Thine is the glory," we mean that 
when our prayers are answered we will not take any 
credit to ourselves, but give it all to the great and 
good God. 

" Forever and ever " means that we hope never 
to stop praising and blessing God. 

" Amen," is the same as saying, " Lord, hear our 
prayer," and so praying it over in a single word. 



CHRISTIAN GRACES. 

Faith, Hope, Charity, Patience, Diligence, Cour- 
tesy, Truthfulness, Honesty, Purity, Liberality, For- 
giveness, Humility, Forbearance, Compassion, Grat- 
itude, Obedience, Cheerfulness, Courage. 

FAITH. 

The just shall live by faith. Gal. iii. ii. 

CHARITY. 

Charity suffereth long, and is kind ; charity envieth 



Christian Graces. 41 

not ; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. 
I Cor. xiii. 4. 

TRUTHFULNESS. 

He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteous- 
ness. Prov. xii. 17. 

PATIENCE. 

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye 
may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James 
i. 4. 

DILIGENCE. 

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand ; 
but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Prov. x. 4. 

COURTESY. 

Love as brethren, be pitful, be courteous. i 
Peter iii. 8. 

HONESTY. 

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in 
meteyard, in weight, or in measure. Lev. xix. 35. 

PURITY. 

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see 
God. Matt. v. 8. 

LIBERALITY. 
But the liberal deviseth hberal things ; and by lib- 
eral things shall he stand. Isa. xxxii. 8. 

FORGIVENESS. 

And be ye kind one to another, tender hearted, 



42 Christian Graces. 

forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake 
hath forgiven you. Eph. iv. 32. 

HUMILITY. 

By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, 
and honor, and Hfe. Prov. xxii. 4. 

CHEERFULNESS. 

God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 7. 

COURAGE. 

Be strong and of good courage ; be not afraid, 
neither be thou dismayed ; for the Lord thy God is 
with thee withersoever thou goest. Josh. i. 9. 

COMPASSION. 
The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ; 
slow to anger, and of great mercy. Ps. cxlv. 8. 

FORBEARANCE. 

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one an- 
other, if any man have a quarrel against any : even as 
Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Col. iii. 13. 

GRATITUDE. 

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and 
the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Eph. V. 20. 

OBEDIENCE. 
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is 
ri^jht. Eph vi. I. S. T. S. 



Names and Titles of our Saviour. 43 

NAMES AND TITLES OF OUR SAVIOUR. 

A. is our Advocate, Jesus His name, 

B. is a Babe in weakness who came ; 

C. of salvation the Captain and Chief, 

D. the Deliverer to bring you relief. 

E. the Eternal, the Ancient of days, 

F. is the Faithful, all worthy of praise ; 

G. is our God, and our Guide from the fall, 
H. is the Highest and Holiest of all. 

I. is the Innocent Victim who bled ; 
J. is the Judge of the quick and the dead. 
K. is our King, let our hearts be His throne ; 
L. is the Lamb that was slain to atone. 
M. is Messiah, by prophets foretold ; 
N. is the Needful One, precious as gold, 
O. the Omnipotent, make Him your stay ; 
P. is the Portion that ne'er shall decay. 
Q. is the Queen, the Church of Christ's choice. 
R. the Redeemer, O heed ye His voice. 
S. is Salvation from hell and from sin. 
T. is the Truth, let her rule you within. 
U. the Unspeakable Gift of our God ; 
V. is the Vine where each branch has abode. 
W. is the Way to the Father on high ; 
X. our eXample to live and to die. 
Y. is His Yoke that is easy to bear ; 
Z. is the Zeal for the lambs in His care. 
Alpha and Omega, the trust of our heart ; 
Our Brother, our Prophet, our Priest, Lord, Thou 
" art. S. T. S. 



RULES FOR TAKING CARE OF THE BODY. 

1. " Be clean " in person, in clothes, in houses, in 
food, and in the air which you breathe. 

2. We throw off through the little holes in the 
skin the poison and waste matter of our bodies. 
The skin can be kept clean and healthful only by 
washing every portion of the body once every day. 

3. Under-clothes should be taken off and turned 
on the wrong side every night, so that the waste 
matter from the body which is in them, may escape, 
and that they may be well aired before they are 
again put on. 

4. We must be clean in our houses, because fevers 
and other diseases spread from dirty and ill-kept 
houses. 

5. Eat plain, healthy food ; avoid tea, coffee, and 
cakes. Eat regularly and slowly. The best kinds 
of food are milk, oatmeal, Indian meal, hominy, 
bread, meat, vegetables, and fruits. 

6. Every pair of lungs needs two barrels of pure 
air every hour to keep the blood in good condition. 
The purest air, when it has been once breathed, is 
poisonous and not fit to breathe over again. Bad 
or dirty air is the most frequent cause of disease. 

7. We must not use the eyes when they feel 
pained or tired, and avoid sudden changes from 
darkness to light. 

8. We must not use a pin, or other hard sub- 
stance, to clean the ear. 

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Rules for Taking Care of the Body. 45 

9. The teeth should be well cleaned after every 
meal. 

10. Take at least two hours exercise in the open 
air every day. The variety of exercise which is 
found in house-work will give to girls the best de- 
velopment of body. 

11. Never wear tight clothing round the waist. 
Change the position often when sewing or studying, 
that the spine may not be bent out of its proper 
shape. 

EXERCISE LESSON FOR LITTLE CHILDREN. 

12. My body is built of blood, flesh, skin, and 
bones. The blue marks under the skin are called 
veins. They hold the bad blood. The bad blood 
flows to the heart ; the heart sends it to the lungs, 
where it is made good again by the air which we 
breathe through the nose and mouth. 

The parts of my body are the back of my head, 
the front of my head, forehead, temples, ears, eyes, 
nose, mouth, chin, chest, sides, back, arms, hands, 
knees, and feet. 

Do people die suddenly by neglecting 
God's laws of health ? 

They do not, but the constitution becomes weak- 
ened, and liable to cold, fevers, and other diseases. 
They drag out slowly a miserable existence, losing 
all the comfort and enjoyment of a healthy, happy 
life. 



46 \Vclco7ne. 

What is said in the law of God given 
by Moses to the children of Israel, about 
attention to health and cleanliness ? 

If ye hearken to these judgments and keep and 
do them, thou shalt be blessed above all people, and 
the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and 
will put none of the evil diseases which thou know- 
est upon thee. — Deut. vii. 12. 



WELCOME. 

Welcome to friends who have gathered to-day. 
Welcome as flowers to the beautiful May ; 
Welcome as springs in the desert afar, 
Welcome to us as the night's early star. 

Chorus : 

Glad be our voices as birds of the spring : 
Light be our hearts while our welcome we sing. 
Loved ones and dear ones are round us to-day ; 
Flowers of affection they strew in our way, 
Welcome, welcome, welcome friends. 

Welcome our teachers so loving and true, 
Welcome each morn may we fondly renew ; 
Welcome, and wishes of kindness to all, 
Welcomes of love from our lips sweetly fall. 

S. T. S. 



Ten O'clock. 47 



TEN O'CLOCK. 

With faces glowing rosy bright, 

At ten o'clock a.m. 
We greet our teachers with delight, 

At ten o'clock A.M. 
On sunny days and days that freeze, 
We sing our happy melodies ; 
And we are busy as the bees. 

At ten o'clock a.m. 

Chorus — Together now we climb the hill. 
And study with an earnest will ; 
May gladness every bosom fill, 
At ten o'clock a.m. 



Within the school we're gathered all. 

At ten o'clock A.M. 
Oh, here are tasks for large and small. 

At ten o'clock a.m. 
No precious moments will we waste — 
Lost time can never be replaced ; 
Then to our singing quickly haste. 

At ten o'clock a.m. 

S. T. S. 



48 Exercise Song. 

EXERCISE SONG. 
Air — Tiny Little Raindrop, from " Forest Choir. 

Nimble little fingers, 

Arms so white and strong, 
Feet so light and airy, 

Swift to skip along. 
Eyes to see the sunshine 

Of this wondrous world ; 
Ears to hear the softest 

Gently whispered word. 

Lips as red as rosebuds 

Purest words must say ; 
Teeth so white and pearly 

Must be brushed each day. 
Hair that grows so glossy. 

Skin so soft and fine, 
Oh, how full of wonders 

Is this frame of mine. 

Lungs to breathe the air with ; 

Pure, delicious air ; 
Rosy health and beauty 

Bearing everywhere. 
I will seek the purest, 

Blowing clear and free. 
To sustain this wondrous life 

God has given to me. 

A. W. K. 



Idle Girls Serenade. 49 



IDLE GIRLS' SERENADE. 

Air — Uncle Ned. 
There is an idle girl, her name is lazy Jane, 

She's a dunce long ago, long ago, 
At books, at work, and at play all the same, 

She is lazy and idle and slow. 

Chorus : 
Put away the needle and thread, 
Go without supper to bed, 
Oh, lazy Jane, how can you ever learn? 
While you idle and trifle so. 

Her clothes are all hanging in tatters and rags. 

Her dress, oh, it is not very clean ; 
The buttons are all off her cloak and her shoes ; 

Her sacque isn't fit to be seen. 
Chorus. 

Her hair is uncombed from morning till night ; 

Her apron is hanging in rags ; 
Her face and her hands for dirt are a sight. 

Her hood all in tatters and tags. 

Chorus. 

G. B. 



RULES OF POLITENESS 



PREPARED FOR THE 



WILSON INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. 



BY 

ANNA M. KIRKWOOD, 
Principal of tfis School. 



Houses are built by rule, and commonwealths 
Entice the sun, if that you can, 
From the ecliptic line ; beckon the stars ; 
Who lives by rule then keeps good company." 



GEORGE HERBERT. 



ANSON D. F. RANDOLPH & COMPANY, 
900 Br ADWAY, New York. 



if-j^i 



7r' 



RULES OF POLITENESS FOR LITTLE 
CHILDREN. 



" Politeness, elegance of manners, united with careful attention 
to the wants and wishes of others." — Webster. 



1. The first law of propriety is to be neat in per- 
son and dress, to have the skin, teeth, and nails 
perfectly clean, and the hair in order. 

2. It is polite for little children to say, " I thank 
you " in as pleasant a manner as possible, to any 
one who does them a favor. 

3. To speak, in low, clear, pleasant tones, and to 
be silent while others are talking. 

4. To look directly at the person who is speaking 
to you, or to whom you are speaking. 

5. When you touch or crowd any one in passing, 
to say, " Please excuse me ;" or " I beg pardon." 

6. It is polite to sit in an erect, quiet, and graceful 
manner. 

7. To stand erect with shoulders even, feet to- 
gether, and hands at the sides. 

8. To walk quietly, and to be quiet and retiring 
in the presence of strangers. 

9. It is not polite to stare rudely at any one. 

10. To interrupt any one who is speaking. 

11. To eat in the street or other public places, 
or to arrange the hair or dress in the presence of 
others. 

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4 Table Rules. 

12. It is not polite to use slang expressions. 

13. Well-bred children will treat their playmates 
and friends as well as strangers with politeness. 



BIBLE REMARKS ON GOOD MANNERS. 

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary man, and 
honor the face of the old man. — Lev. xix. 32. 

In honor preferring one another. — Rom. xii. 10. 

Be ye courteous. — ist Peter iii. 8. 

Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, 
do ye even so to them. — Matt. vii. 12. 



TABLE RULES. 

Prepared for his little children by Rev. E. F. Hatfield, more th«n 
twenty years ago. 

" In silence I must take my seat 
And give God thanks before I eat ; 
Must for my food in patience wait 
Till I am asked to hand my plate ; 
I must not scold, nor whine, nor pout. 
Nor move my chair or plate about ; 
With knife or fork or napkin-ring 
I must not play, nor must I sing ; 
I must not speak a useless word, 
For children must be seen, not heard ; 
I must not talk about my food. 
Nor fret if I don't think it good ; 
I must not say • The bread is old,' 

• The tea is hot,' ' The coffee's cold ; ' 



:|| Things that are Lovely. 

I must not cry for this or that, 
Nor murmur if my meat is fat ; 
My mouth with food I must not crowd, 
Nor while I'm eating speak aloud ; 
Must turn my head to cough or sneeze ; 
And when I ask, say ' If you please ; ' 
The table-cloth I must not spoil, 
Nor with my food my fingers soil ; 
Must keep my seat when I have done. 
Nor round the table sport or run ; 
When told to rise, then I must put 
My chair away with noiseless foot. 
And lift my heart to God above* " 
In praise for all His wondrous love." 



Knives we may use, our food to cut, 
But to our lips we must not put. 
Only rude girls, and ill-bred boys. 
In eating food will make a noise. 
Obey these rules and you will be 
Fit for the best of company. 



THINGS THAT ARE LOVELY. 

BY A. W, K. 

^;V— "Blue Juniata." 
" Whatsoever things are lovely, think on these things."— Phil. iv. 

Beautiful faces are lovely and winning, 
But gentle manners are to all inore charming. 



6 School-Room Rules. 

Trained hands and feet and hearts, 
Wisdom's way treading, 

Through all life's rugged path 
Smiles and kind words spreading. 

Choosing with ready mind, things that are lovely, 
We strive each day to be gentle and lowly. 
Smooth, shining hair always. 

Teeth bright and pearly. 
Nails brushed as white as snow, 
Each morning early. 

Clothed with the ornament of a meek spirit, 
If vexing trial comes, cheerfully bear it. 
So shall we daily gain 
Wisdom and favor, 
While we thus glorify 
Our blessed Saviour. 



With promptness I must take my seat, 

And come with dress and person neat ; 

No idle talk, or jest, or play. 

When God's good Book we read and pray ; 

We must not speak unless we ask 

Permission, or about our task. 

When once within our class we come, 

We must not leave till all is done ; 

All due respect to teachers pay, 

And all the rules we must obey. 



School-Room Rules, 

Whatever work we have to do, 
We'll patience use, nor hurry through ; 
If at first we don't succeed, 
We'll try again, for there is need 
That we should learn to do things well ; 
To stitch, to hem, to run, to fell, 
Or whatever else is right to know, 
We'll persevere, and learn to sew ; 
Our lessons, too, we must recite, 
For they will help us to do right ; 
Whatever from the desk is said 
We'll heed and listen to what is read. 
Our hymns we'll sing with earnest zest, 
And always try to do our best. 
And when 'tis time to close the school, 
We'll not forget the important rule : 
That all our work must folded be, 
And put away before we're free ; 
Remember, quietness must rezgn. 
And perfect order, just the same. 

S. T. S. 



RULES FOR SEWING 



PREPARED FOR THE 



WILSON INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. 



BY 



ANNA M. KIREWOOD, 
Principal of the School. 



Needle's Motto. 

What is wrong, make right ; 
What is severed, unite ; 
And leave where'er you pass, 
Lovt's golden thread of light." 



ANSON D. F. RANDOLPH & COMPANY, 
9CO Broadway, New York. 



SEWING RULES 



Ques. I . Name the differ e7tt kinds of sewing, 

Ans. I. Overhanding, hemming, running, stitch- 
ing, felling, overcasting, button-holes, darning, gath- 
ering, chain-stitch, herring-bone, feather-stitch, hem- 
stitch, and marking-stitch. 

Ques. 2. Name S07ne kinds of fancy work. 

Ans. 1. Knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and 
canvas work. 

Ques. 3. When is work well finished? 

Ans. 3. When it is neat and clean ; the stitches 
small, even, and close ; the knots concealed, and all 
the threads well fastened. 

Ques. 4. What kinds of needles are used in sew- 
ing? 

Ans. 4. Betweens, blunts, and sharps. Betweens 
are best for little girls' use, because not so easily bent 
or broken. 

Ques. 5. How long a thread should be used? 

Ans. 5. A piece about as long as the arm of the 
sewer. 

Ques. 6. How must an ai'erhand seam be held ? 

Ans. 6. Between the finger and the thumb, and 
when finished, must be opened and rubbed down 
with the nail. 

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4 Seiuing Rules. 

Qiies. 7. How must a fell seam be basted and 
sewed ? 

Ans. 7. With one edge of the garment above 
the other, and sewed with the grain of the muslin, 
thus : a chemise from the bottom up, and drawers 
from the top down. 

Ques. 8. How must the seam be sewed f 

Ans. 8. With one back-stitch and a running- 
stitch, and then hemmed down neatly. 

Ques. 9. How should a button-hole be begun ? 

Ans. 9. By overcasting closely and barring the 
sides. 

Ques. 10, How do you finish a button-hole f 

Ans. 10. For undergarments make six stitches 
in each end, that it may be strong and even. For 
outside garments make the head ot the button-hole 
round, by cutting out a small piece, that the button 
may fit nicely. The foot of the button-hole should 
be finished with a small button-hole bar. 

Ques. 1 1 . What is the rule for gathering fine 
work ? 

Ans. II. Take up two threads on the needle, 
and skip four threads. 

Ques. 1 2. How may a hem be kept even ? 

Ans. 12. By measuring every few inches with 
a paper measure. 

Ques. 1 3. What should you do when the thread 
kinks ? 

Ans. 13. Break it off, and begin at the other 



Sewing Rules. 5 

end. In using spool cotton, thread the needle with 
the end that comes oft" first, not where it is broken, 
as this causes it to kink. 

Qiies. 14. What does a good sewer's work-basket 
cojitain ? 

Ans. 14. A thimble, pin-cushion, needle-book, 
darning-needle, bobbin-needle, scissors, emery-bag, 
and a bag to hold spools of thread. 

What is the use of an emery-bag ? 
To brighten the needle when damp or 



Ques. 


15. 


Ans. 


15- 


rusty. 




Ques. 


16. 



What refere7tce is 7nade to needle-work 
in Ps. xlv. 13 ? 

Ans. 16. The king's daughter is all glorious 
within ; her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall 
be brought unto the king in raiment of needle-work. 

Ques. 17. How does Solomon describe an in- 
dustrious woman ? 

Ans. 17. Prov. xxxi. 13, 21, 22, 24, 25. She seek- 
eth wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her 
hands. She is not afraid of the snow for her house- 
hold, for all her household are clothed with scarlet. 
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry ; her cloth- 
ing is silk and purple. She maketh fine linen and 
selleth it, and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 
Strength and honor are her clothing, and she shall re- 
joice in time to come. 



Sezving Son^ 



LITTLE GIRLS' SEWING SONG. 



BY A. W. K. 



Air — " Onward, Christian Soldiers ! " Arranged by Jos. Haydn 
in ''^Book of Praised'' 

Stitching with thread and 
needle, 
Holding my work with care, 



Just like a grown-up lady, 
I sit in my tiny chair. 

Now I can make my stitches 

All in an even row, 
And firmly as if they grew there. 

I make them stay, you know. 

Yes, indeed, I am busy, 
Busy as I can be. 



My work is not half finished, 
It must be done, you see. 



The seams must be straight and 
even. 

And never a knot be seen ; 
The hems all nicely folded, 

And kept so neat and clean. 

'Twill soon be time for recess, 
Then we go out to play. 

I've worked so hard I'm tired, 
Please put my work away. 



SEWING SONG. 



BY LOUISE J. KIRKWOOD. 

Air—" Beautiful Bells." 



O SWIFT flying needle. 

Stitching to song, 
Through muslin and linen. 

Speed you along. 
So much is to do, 

Quick you must be. 
Work shall be well done 

By you and by me. 

Fingers so snowy white, 

Daintily clean ; 
Stitches so small and light. 

Scarcely are seen. 



Over and under 

The thread we will take, 
Running and filling 

The garments we make. 

One little rule 

Must ne'er be forgot ; 
Hide like a secret 

Each little knot. 
Thus active and lively 

At work and at play. 
We must grow wiser 

And better each day. 



Sciuing Song. 



SING AND SEW. 

Selected. 

Air — " Lightly Row." 

■ Sing and sew, sing and sew, 

Nimbly let our fingers go, 

We should be, we should be 

Busy as a bee. 

Here we earn our daily bread 
With our needles and our 

thread. 
Clothing too, clothing too, 
Nice and warm and new." 



NIMBLE, NIMBLE. 

Selected. 
" Nimble, nimble, thread and 
needle 
Time for work, and not fot 
play. 
Keep the sewing all agoing, 

Till we put the v/ork away. 
If the stitches, little witches, 

Come uneven, pick them out, 
Double, double, toil and trouble, 
We must mind what we're 
about." 



SEWING SONG. 

BY LOUISE J. KIRKWOOD. 
Air— ".<4 Fair Little Girl." Forest Choir Music Book, 

A DEAR little girl 

Sat low at my knee, 
And what do you think 

She was sewing for me ? 
A gay little patch 

Of red and of white, 
And each little stitch 

She set just right — ^just right. 



A score of bright girls 

Sat full in my sight, 
And the garments they sewed 

Were daintv and white. 



Stitching. 

The stitches they made 

Were tiny and strong, 
And humming, they worked, 

To low, sweet song — sweet song. 

Not lambs in the field. 

Nor birds in the tree, 
In all their delight, 

Can happier be 
Than they, who their work 

Thus mingled with song, 
As hours glide smoothly 

And gayly along — along. 



STITCHING. 

Air — " Wearing of the GreenP 

Stitching a robe for baby. 

So soft and white and fine, 
Never were stitches smaller 

Than shall be these of mine. 
Stitching a shirt for papa. 

Gusset and seam and band, 
Oh, I will do it nicely. 

Hem, fell, and overhand. 

La, la, la, etc. 

Stitching a dress for Dolly, 
With overskirt and basque. 

And the prettiest little ruffles. 
What more could Dolly ask ? 



Exercise Sonz< 



Stitching the soft, red flannel, 
For the children cold and poor. 

To keep the nipping fingers 
Of Jack Frost from the door. 

La, la, la, etc. 

A.W.K. 



EXERCISE SONG. 

Music by M. E. S. 

OVERHANDING, overhanding. 

See me sew, 
Stitching even, neat, and deftly 

As I go. 
Thread grows shorter, shorter, shorter. 

This you know, 
Take a new one, nevv one, new one. 

More to sew. 
Make a knot then shall I ? shall I ? 

No, no, no. 
Leave the end and sew it over. 

So, so, so. 

Ah, ha, ha, the end I'm reaching, 

Tell me, say 
Shall I break the thread I'm holding.^ 

Nay, nay, nay. 
Not until I fasten tightly, 

Make it stay. 
Take three stitches going backwards. 

That's the way. 



10 Sezving Song, 

Now I'll snap my thread so closely, 

None can say 
I have work unneat or careless 

Done to-day. 

Ah, ha, ha, my patch is finished, 

Oh, ho, ho. 
Pull the thread that bastes it even, 

So, so, so. 
Open now and smooth it nicely, 

Lay it low ; 
Stretch it out and see the stitches 

If they show. 
Look, they stand like tiny soldiers 

In a row. 
Strong and neat, so close and even. 

Thus I sew. L. J. K. 



SEWING SONG. 

Let us sing right merrily 

As we sew so cheerily, 

All our garments nice and new. 

Seams all even, straight, and true. 

All the stitches in a row, 

We must watch them as they go. 

Little fingers busily 
Plying needles earnestly, 



Sewing Song. ii 

In and out, in and out, 
Watch and see what they're about ; 
Up and down the seams they go. 
For that's the way we learn to sew. 

We sing our songs most heartily. 
They help us work more zealously ; 
For now's the time for us to learn 
How our daily bread to earn : 
So we'll stitch, and run, and fell, 
And learn to do all things well. 

S. T. S. 



SEWING SONG. 

Stitching now so firm and fast ; 
For what we make you know must last. 
Rut if it's wrong we take it out ; 
For we must mind what we're about. 

All kinds of sewing we must do. 

And keep our garments tidy too. 

Our needles straight, and sharp, and bright. 

And cotton clean, and fresh, and white. 

We put all idle thoughts away, 
It's time for work and not for play ; 
So we stitch, and hem, and run. 
And finish what is once begfun. 



12 Rules for Saturday Sewing Schools. 

Only see our needles fly, 
For we're taught to always try 
Not to waste our precious time, 
For that we know would be a crime. 

S. T. S. 



USEFUL RULES FOR SATURDAY SEWING 
SCHOOLS, 

1. The hour for opening shall be lo a.m. 

2. The officers shall consist of a Superintendent 

and assistant. 

3. There shall be three standing committees : — 

On Music, Garments, and Purchasing. 

4. Enforce perfect obedience, order, and cleanliness. 

5. Require punctuality, respect, and attention. 

6. Forbid unnecessary talking. 

7. Allow no work to be slighted or hurried through. 

8. Keep a strict account of attendance, punctuality, 

order, and of garments or work of each child. 

9. Permit no unfinished garment or part of a gar- 

ment to be taken home. 

10. Keep all cotton and needles in the cases. 

1 1. No one child shall have more than four garments. 

12. Each child shall commit to memory the texts, 

rules, and other lessons. 

13. Each child shall have her work-bag and keep her 

work in it. 



Rules for Capitals. 13 

14. The- work must be put in the bags when the first 

bell rings. 
15 All cloaks and hats must be put on when the 

second bell rings. 

16. Third bell, all rise. 

17. Fourth bell, closing hymn and doxology. 

18. Each class shall leave in turn and march by 

music. 

1 9. Those children who wish to speak to the visitor 

must remain in their seats. 

20. Any child refusing to obey Teacher or Rules 

must be sent home. 

21. Each child's name must be written on her gar- 

ments. 

22. Teachers must try to supply their places when 

absent. 

23. The thimbles must be collected each day and put 

in the thimble-bags belonging to the classes. 

24. All orders for garments must be taken for the 

following week by the Superintendent, and 
recorded and checked when filled. 

25. No child under four years old shall be admitted. 

S. T.S. 



RULES FOR CAPITALS. 

1. Every sentence must begin with a capital letter. 

2. Names of persons and places begin with a capital. 



14 Rules for Capitals. 

3. I, and O, when alone, must always be capital. 

4. Days of the week and months of the year must be- 

gin with a capital. 

5. Every line in poetry begins with a capital. 

6. Names of things personified begin with a capital. 

7. Titles, as Mr., Mrs., and Miss, begin with a 

capital. 



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